Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
  • A41B9/00—Undergarments
  • A41B9/14—Waistbands forming part of the undergarments; Closures therefor
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
  • A41F9/00—Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
  • A41F9/002—Free belts
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
  • A41F9/00—Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts
  • A41F9/02—Expansible or adjustable belts or girdles ; Adjustable fasteners comprising a track and a slide member
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
  • D04B—KNITTING
  • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
  • D04B1/14—Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials
  • D04B1/18—Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials elastic threads
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
  • D04B—KNITTING
  • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
  • D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
  • D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
  • D04B1/243—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel upper parts of panties; pants
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A41—WEARING APPAREL
  • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
  • A41D2200/00—Components of garments
  • A41D2200/10—Belts

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an independent belt (for example an independent abdominal belt sheath type) or more particularly a belt of clothing or undergarment, namely a belt incorporated into a clothing article.
• the invention relates more particularly to knitted belts, in particular by a so-called "seamless" knitting process, on a circular loom or on a straight loom.
• the belts currently found on the market have uniform elasticity along the length (circumference) of the belt.
• EP 1031292 nevertheless discloses a belt having in the circumferential direction zones of different elasticities, in practice a lower elasticity on the sides than on the front or the back of the belt, this difference in elasticity being obtained by the introduction of more or less elastic son in the knit constituting the belt. Although this proposal goes in the direction of improved comfort for the wearer, it has proved insufficient.
• the object of the invention is to better exploit the morphology of the wearer to make a better adapted belt.
• the object of the invention is achieved according to the invention by a method according to which a relatively hollow area is first determined on the size of a carrier with respect to relatively full areas and in that the belt is constructed by providing at these hollow zones a waist zone having a local maximum of elasticity.
• the hollow zones are essentially located on the one hand at the level of the back, along the spinal column, and on the other hand on the front sides, at the level of the tendons ensuring the connection between the great rights of the abdomen and the left and right external obliques. It is therefore in these three zones that the most elastic areas. On the other hand, other than in these zones, the elasticity is advantageously reduced. This construction ensures optimum and adapted support and a feeling of comfort.
• the invention can be applied to a belt woven or knitted in different pieces of different elasticities sewn to each other, but the invention relates more particularly to a belt woven or knitted in one piece, in which one brings a differentiated elasticity by zones by a special process during the manufacture itself of the belt or later.
• this unitary belt may be provided with zone-differentiated elasticity according to one or the other of the following methods:
• the belt is knitted, in particular a jersey knit, by varying the structure of the mesh and / or the type of yarn used as a function of the desired zones.
• the knitted surface is subjected to a differentiated impression of polymers of the resin or silicone type, as a function of the zones.
• similar patterns are printed along the waist, but with a tighter print, or with thicker or wider lines, in areas requiring greater resilience.
• These patterns can advantageously be letters including letters which, as is usual, recall or indicate the brand of the garment.
• the invention also relates to a belt obtained by the method of the invention.
• This belt intended for a wearer or a type of carrier, therefore has zones of different elasticities on its circumference, certain zones having a local maximum of elasticity, said zones with maximum local elasticity corresponding to relatively hollow zones.
• said local maximum elastic zones may comprise at least one central back zone and two lateral front zones corresponding on the one hand to the vertebral column, and to the level of the tendons ensuring the connection between the main rights of the spine. abdomen and the external obliques of a wearer. The width of these areas is relatively small.
• FIG. 1 schematically represents in perspective a belt with zones of different elasticity in accordance with the invention.
• FIG. 2 schematically shows in section at the abdominal level a wearer surrounded by his belt according to the invention (the belt is shown schematically at a distance from the wearer's waist, but it is understood that it is in fact adjacent).
• FIG. 3 represents a variant of FIG. 2.
• FIG. 4 represents in the same figure various printing patterns making it possible to differentiate the elasticity by zones according to the invention.
• the belt 1 is in the form of a section of knitted tube. It may be an independent knitted belt or, most often, the upper part of a garment or undergarment (for example a slip or a boxer) not shown: it is indeed known to make by knitting lapel belts (with tray hooks for example) on top of panties, tights, underpants, boxers, etc.
• the belt 1 shown comprises a front 2 and a rear 3 which constitute a single piece.
• the front 2 comprises a central abdominal zone 4 surrounded by two abdominal-lateral zones 5.
• the rear 3 comprises a central dorsal zone 6 surrounded by two dorso-lateral zones 7.
• Side zones 8 form the sides, bringing together the abdominal zones -lateral 5 and dorso-lateral zones 7.
• Figure 2 shows the same belt 1 around the body of a carrier 10, in section at the waist.
• the size at the passage of the spine carrier a hollow area 1 1 which may or not be itself surrounded by two other hollow areas 12 (they have been shown in Figure 2 and not in Figure 3).
• the carrier comprises at the front, between the right muscles of the abdomen (in the central front part) and the external oblique muscles of the abdomen (going towards the sides) two hollow tendon areas 13.
• the belt 1 comprises , in correspondence with the hollow zones 1 1 and 13, zones 6 and 5 with enhanced elasticity (+++ or ++) and, on the contrary, in the remaining solid zones, zones 8 and 4 with reduced elasticity (+).
• Zones 6 and zones 5 are zones with maximum local elasticity.
• belt 1 has no intermediate zone 7.
• the corresponding areas 6 or 5 are not very wide either, but sufficient to provide the desired comfort to the wearer, allowing to have a strong elasticity in areas where contact with the skin of the wearer is less, because of the hollows.
• Areas of differentiated elasticity may differ markedly from one area to another or may have a continuous transition.
• FIG. 4 shows examples A, B, C, D, E and F of patterns developed along the belt and showing a density varying according to the zones so as to obtain zones with +, ++ or +++ elasticity.
• the patterns may be purely geometrical, as for example in the patterns E or F, where the thickness of the pattern and / or the width of the deposited line increases in the zones with enhanced elasticity.
• They can advantageously take the form of letters, advantageously reproducing a mark of the garment, as represented in patterns A, B or C where the letters DIM are repeated with more or less spacing in order to modify the elasticity.
• These letters can be combined with a secondary pattern, such as visible lines in patterns A, B or C, or main pattern as the honeycomb pattern D.
• the printing is done advantageously by screen printing, or by a deposit transfer.

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